NFL releases Saints 2011 schedule

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) -

The NFL announced Tuesday that the New Orleans Saints will play the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in the 2011 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday, September 8. The game will be televised on KPLC.

The NFL released the entire 2011 NFL schedule Tuesday evening. Here is a look at the rest of the Saints schedule for the upcoming season.

Date

Opponent

Kickoff

TV

Sept 8

at Green Bay Packers

Thursday 7:30 pm

NBC

Sept 18

CHICAGO BEARS

Noon

FOX

Sept 25

HOUSTON TEXANS

Noon

CBS

Oct 2

at Jacksonville Jaguars

Noon

FOX

Oct 9

at Carolina Panthers

Noon

FOX

Oct 16

at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3:15 pm

FOX

Oct 23

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

7:20 pm

NBC

Oct 30

at St. Louis Rams

Noon

FOX

Nov 6

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Noon

FOX

Nov 13

at Atlanta Falcons

Noon

FOX

Nov 20

BYE

Nov 28

NEW YORK GIANTS

Monday 7:30 pm

ESPN

Dec 4

DETROIT LIONS

Noon

FOX

Dec 11

at Tennessee Titans

Noon

FOX

Dec 18

at Minnesota Vikings

Noon

FOX

Dec 26

ATLANTA FALCONS

Monday 7:30 pm

ESPN

Jan 1

CAROLINA PANTHERS

Noon

FOX

*The season again will utilize "flexible scheduling" in weeks 10-15 and 17. In weeks 10-16, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday Night Football on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an afternoon start time. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday, Saturday or Monday nights.